My first Flash class

So I had my first Flash class this week at UCLA. I must be getting older than I thought, 'cause I don't remember three hour classes being that exhausting.

But anyway, the homework assignment is to plot out the final project. Personally, I think it's a bit soon to be thinking final project when it's only the second week and I'm still not 100% certain how much we'll be able to learn in the next three months, but fortunately, I have my boss helping me out. He's a Flash expert, so he sat me down and wrote out a list of the different elements he thought were essential to learn, and which therefore should be included in the project. Coming up with an actual cohesive project, though, was a bit harder. We got a little grand in our brainstorming, actually getting as far as plotting a subsite for the Gtty with about 150 pages, until we came back to earth and realized that probably wasn't the best route to go for a class project. So now our broader goal is to come up with a small, 3-5 page project where I can load as many of his list of elements as possible, just so I can learn the basics first.
Polgara on 04.08.05 @ 01:06 PM PST [more..]

Red Sox Nation West

I might not have what it takes to be a full-season baseball fan. I've been listening to the games at my desk, and there we were, game three of the season, and I felt sick to my stomach. The Red Sox had already lost the first two games to the Evil Empire, and they were doing well, tied for the third game, until Timlin blew it in the eighth (not that I have anything bad to say about nailing Jeter in the head). Sure, Rivera completely fell apart in the ninth, handing us the win on a five-run silver platter, but for a while there, I was sure I was gonna throw up.

I'm hoping this angst is only because it's the Yankees, 'cause there's no way I can do that every game, otherwise I'll be a basket case by May (and probably a major stockholder in Tums).

On the bright side, I don't think I'll ever be afraid of Rivera ever again.

I wonder if the boss will let me take Monday off to watch the boys get their World Series rings?
Polgara on 04.06.05 @ 02:03 PM PST [link]

Sidd Finch Lives!

*sniff* Weepy weepy weepy. Go read this about one of the greatest April Fool's jokes ever.
Polgara on 04.01.05 @ 11:45 AM PST [link]